For the little boy who was found drowned on a Turkish beach - Aylan Kurdi was his name - and to the many others who in trying to find a better life perished through no fault of their own.

I am sorry.

For the policies of Western Governments, this nations no less, who turn their backs on people displaced by the very conflicts they give lip-service to or engage in.

I am sorry.

The shameful and illegal actions of Australia ramify most for me as this country, in its modern iteration, was built on the labours of immigrants, one wave after another. It augurs poorly for a nation to act in a manner that is moral bankrupt, but such is the abysmal level of political leadership now, this is the case.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/someone-has-placed-an-anonymous-heartfelt-notice-for-little-aylan-20150904-gjezcw.html